Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers was 20.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
20.9%
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
5th
of 30 countries
All-time high
22.5%
in 2015
All-time low
15.2%
in 2018
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

05101520252008201520222008: 16.42010: 202011: 19.12012: 19.82014: 18.52015: 22.52016: 17.82017: 20.32018: 15.22019: 16.22020: 22.22021: 20.42022: 20.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 20.9% for benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in 2022.

That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in Costa Rica peaked at 22.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 2018.

That places Costa Rica 5th out of 30 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -rural in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 16.4%
2010 20.0% +21.9%
2011 19.1% -4.4%
2012 19.8% +3.6%
2014 18.5% -6.3%
2015 22.5% +21.6%
2016 17.8% -21.0%
2017 20.3% +13.7%
2018 15.2% -25.2%
2019 16.2% +6.7%
2020 22.2% +37.5%
2021 20.4% -8.4%
2022 20.9% +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.4% 16.4% 16.4% 1
2010s 18.8% 15.2% 22.5% 9
2020s 21.2% 20.4% 22.2% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 2 Republic of Moldova 23.1% compare
  2. 3 Brazil 22.0% compare
  3. 4 Panama 21.2% compare
  4. 6 Honduras 20.9% compare
  5. 7 Chile 20.8% compare
  6. 8 Ecuador 20.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in Costa Rica?
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in Costa Rica was 20.9% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2015.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 2018.
How does Costa Rica rank for benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers?
Costa Rica ranks 5th out of 30 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 295 data points, 2003–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of benefits going to the third quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population